Crimea River
If you’ve ever wondered why liberal foreign policy is doomed to be feckless—as it has proved, once again, in the face of Russia’s most recent provocation—the great Eric Voegelin, in his 1952 lecture...
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Why We Should Study the History of Western Civilization
Over the years I have gotten into trouble more than a few times for things I have written or said in public, but I suppose the chief cause of my notoriety is a speech I gave to the freshmen of Yale...
View ArticleThe Progressive Kyriarchy and Other Ironies
The politics of oppression permeate our existence. In my field of choice, English, questions of power are everywhere. Who is oppressing whom; how are structures of power upheld and transgressed; is...
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The Duping of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart
Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall passed away on August 12 at the age of eighty-nine. Here Paul Kengor recalls an incident from Bacall’s life that the obituaries either ignore or misrepresent. This...
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Progressivism and Liberalism: A Widening Gap
The increasing friction between progressives and liberals appears to be causing blisters. Brendan O’Neill, a pro-choice advocate, expressed dismay at Oxford’s “Stepford students,” who shut down the...
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The American Right Is in Serious Trouble
Two weekends ago, I attended an ISI conference in Baltimore, which largely dealt with questions of political administration. We paid particular attention to American progressive political figures such...
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Is Education the Silver Bullet for Economic Success?
Murky definitions and understandings of education dominate Western discourse, often leading to ambitious and untenable foreign policy. The recent death of Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of...
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How Individual Action Can Reduce Conservative Tension
Image via Unsplash. Last week Ben Peterson wrote a wonderful response to my earlier piece about the inherent tension in American conservatism. In my article I expressed concern that the American...
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How to be a (Respectful) Gadfly in the Classroom
Cropped image by Jenny Ondioline via Flickr. I’m currently enrolled in a business law course. Apparently, The Powers That Be decided finance majors should take a basic law class. I agreed...
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France’s Food Laws, Creativity, and Combat
Image by Unsplash via Pixabay. So, just this month, France passed a landmark piece of legislation which bans supermarkets from simply throwing out food which has passed, or is approaching, its “best...
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A Plea Regarding “Liberal”
This essay appears in the Summer 2015 issue of Modern Age. To subscribe, go here. You can read the responses by John Zmirak and Charles C.W. Cooke. You can also read Klein’s final response to his...
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